github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
A feature-rich, very actively maintained fork.
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youtube-dl
The command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and many other sites.
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Why revive it
Site extractors break constantly and need very active maintenance to stay useful.
Revival goal
Fast-moving fixes for site changes and new features.
Status
Forked
Development continues in a fork rather than the original.
Why it was abandoned
Releases slowed down dramatically after 2021; most active development moved to a fork.
Existing revival efforts
Forks, rewrites, successors and alternatives that continue or replace youtube-dl.
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